Tony's Ballroom Documentary
Tony's Ballroom Documentary
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Iconic Northern Soul Venue Remembered | Tony's Ballroom | Let's Bring It Back
A campaign has been set up to help to bring back Blackburn's iconic dancehall Tony's Empress Ballroom. This documentary captures the stories and memories of people who made the venue truly special.
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  • @seankenny941
    @seankenny941 10 дней назад

    🤔 I can't remember it in the 90s 🤯 Maybe I misread a comment. Fantastic video. Bravo (actually ignore that because I'm on the BBC documentary in the 90s lol. I thought Guy stopped doing it earlier).

  • @Sheffield_Steve
    @Sheffield_Steve 2 месяца назад

    What a terrible, terrible waste of an absolute fabulous looking place. Those windows are awesome! When council's waste good money after bad, these are the buildings we should be looking at saving! Such a shame.

  • @johnrobertson8263
    @johnrobertson8263 9 месяцев назад

    Brilliant post, i'm in Stoke

  • @timwright8785
    @timwright8785 9 месяцев назад

    Went from 94 onwards was always my favourite nighter had so many great times only downside was the long drive back to redditch but well worth it

  • @carolesmith9144
    @carolesmith9144 10 месяцев назад

    The music played here was amazing! This was a brilliant nighter!

  • @andychallis9044
    @andychallis9044 Год назад

    Bloody hell ,gamekeeper , julie from bolton!

  • @andychallis9044
    @andychallis9044 Год назад

    Left a pair of desert boots behind a radiator in there on the last night ,

  • @jantaylor677
    @jantaylor677 Год назад

    Northern soul at TBR late 90s for me. Mini bus full from Cambridge or car shares, great nights. Jan.

  • @davidevans4089
    @davidevans4089 Год назад

    Brilliant film, great venue how did it come to this?.

  • @steventopping106
    @steventopping106 Год назад

    This was very interesting, I had no idea about this venue until I saw this. What a beautiful building and room. I absolutely love those windows. This is a real nice idea but honestly I don't know many people into northern soul other than maybe lads that ride the scooters. Maybe it could be a venue for hire for events?

    • @jorjicostava6657
      @jorjicostava6657 7 месяцев назад

      We can do both, some local NS scenes are thriving at the moment and other events can happen as well. IIRC even the biggest northern soul venues weren't exclusively hosting all nighters

  • @plop202
    @plop202 Год назад

    Great all-nighter, incredible venue that should be saved at all costs. Brilliant documentary!

  • @DS-wz8sg
    @DS-wz8sg Год назад

    Great film, well done to all involved. I one hundred percent support any efforts to bring it back. First set foot in Tonys around 1983 aged 13 for Saturday morning karate lessons (I didn't last too long at that!) I was at the Some Now Are / Stockholm Monsters gig 87ish and can still remember the night quite well. Obviously some top northern soul nights and I have recollections of some decent reggae / dub nights in the 90s. Like one of the contributors on the film said, it seems almost criminal to have this gem of a place at the heart of the town empty. Respect.

  • @IanNowosielski
    @IanNowosielski Год назад

    All Nighters - Scotty and Lynne on the desk at the top of the stairs and great music from the moment you entered 'til you left. Good times. Nice clip of Sue Blackburn from Huddersfield part way through.

  • @foxeymoore
    @foxeymoore Год назад

    Tony’s owned by my Grandma’s brother featured very much in the life of my family. My Grandad worked the door and my Aunty Sally worked the cloakroom, it seemed forever.I see many of my family in the photo taken at Jodie’s 21st and I am in the photo,a little girl in my Mother’s arms.It is very sad to see the ballroom in this state,I remember it as a vibrant happy place ,part of the fabric,the heartbeat of Blackburn.

  • @susanfurey3502
    @susanfurey3502 Год назад

    Brilliant this we should never let this place go

  • @garydavies
    @garydavies Год назад

    super :}

    • @soulokeh61
      @soulokeh61 4 месяца назад

      Great nighter remember jumpin Joan on the dance floor

  • @kieron63
    @kieron63 Год назад

    Nice one Pete Eastwood 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🖖

  • @scottlad1987
    @scottlad1987 Год назад

    Nicely done, very interesting

  • @Phantom1Powerglide
    @Phantom1Powerglide Год назад

    Brilliant allnighters lovely building and very fond memories. Bring it Back

  • @susangreenhalgh3742
    @susangreenhalgh3742 Год назад

    Should bring it back for themed nights, all ages.

  • @susangreenhalgh3742
    @susangreenhalgh3742 Год назад

    I learnt country dancing here 1975. Friday nights queuing to get in. Didn’t know they had soul nights there. Tea dances I recall. Pat Etketts dancing school was famous for a long time

  • @npr1300A8
    @npr1300A8 Год назад

    I'll look forward to seeing this! Thank you.

  • @jotudor3905
    @jotudor3905 Год назад

    Really enjoyed watching this. How criminal it would be to never be used again. Bring it back